What is this? I just now heard about a microchip in a dog and I have no idea what these people are talking about... what is it? Why would you do that?
2007-03-16 06:55:35 · 10 answers · asked by thezookeeper 4 in Pets ➔ Dogs
A microchip is a tiny metal chip encased in a surgical glass case about the size of a grain of rice. The glass is inert and cannot dissolve, corrode or interact with living tissue. The chip inside does not hold any information other than a 10-digit number. It is a rudimentary transponder but cannot transmit that number more than a few inches. When someone passes a wand-like "scanner" over the chip it displays the chip's number on the scanner's screen.
A vet or veterinary technician injects the chip under the loose skin (not into muscle) on the animal's back (in ACC's case, dogs or cats only), typically between the shoulder blades, but this can vary from the neck area to the mid-back area. The needle used to inject the chip is then safely discarded. The microchip is a passive device, meaning that it carries no battery and remains inactive except when it is being scanned.
When you fill out ACC's microchip application with your pet's information and your own contact information, we stick the chip's ID number and barcode on the application, so the number is unique to each pet and owner. ACC staff then enters all the data into its own database.
Each microchip comes from a "kit," which includes the chip inside a large sterile injection needle, along with several self-stick paper copies of the same ID number and barcode, a yellow tag with the same ID number, a metal ring to attach that tag to a pet's collar, and an enrollment form and pre-addressed envelope that the owner sends in for national registration.
2007-03-16 07:00:04 · answer #1 · answered by Angie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a very small microchip injected just like a shot. Both my cat and dog are microchipped. You then register your name, phone, address, vet phone with the company that made the chip. This way if your pet ever gets lost and picked up by animal control or a humane society they can use their microchip scanner to get the microchip number and call the microchip company to find out your contact information to reunite the pet with you. It cost me $35 for the chip and $20 one time fee for registration.
2007-03-16 14:06:13 · answer #2 · answered by DL 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A microchip is placed under the dogs skin for identification purposes. My dog got out of our yard and a good samaritan brought him to the shelter. They were able to read the chip and we got our dog back.
2007-03-16 14:04:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I foster many dogs. We recently had a dog come through our system that had a microchip and funny enough we found his owners after they had been missing him for over two years! Now he his happily back at home and not lost anymore.
2007-03-16 14:02:43 · answer #4 · answered by coolhandven 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a little microchip placed under the dogs skin. it has all of your information on it so if the dog gets lost and someone scans it to see if there is a chip they can contact you. and yes i would do it. definitly
2007-03-16 14:11:41 · answer #5 · answered by Nikki 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a small chip that is put just under the skin . The procedure is relatively painless . It can be a great way to identify miss/lost pets , and can even contain important medical information should the pet get lost . They have been used for years and are very safe .
2007-03-16 14:01:16 · answer #6 · answered by darsow@sbcglobal.net 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you microchip a dog (get a little chip implanted under their skin) so that in the unfortunate case they run away or get lost, a scan at the local ASPCA will reveal identification data.
2007-03-16 13:59:14 · answer #7 · answered by yukidomari 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a small chip the vet normally places in the dog's ear. both of my dogs have them :) it is used when a dog is lost, the vet can scan the chip and find the owner's info to return the dog :o) I don't remember how much it cost but my family is military and we move alot so to me it was a VERY good investment.... I am completely assured if my dogs get out or lost the vet will know how to contact me :o)
2007-03-16 14:01:16 · answer #8 · answered by Christina 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Everything Angie said was right,
esecially fi your dog is valuable (well of course your dog is valuable to you!) get him micro chipped. Research what chip to use though. The chips that enter the blood stream, can be carried all over your dogs body, and is somtimes lost.
but i reccomend getting one, if i lost "my baby", i would definetly want him found and returned
2007-03-16 14:18:44 · answer #9 · answered by musclemuffingirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a small chip for like if yourdog ever ran away you could find him
2007-03-16 14:01:44 · answer #10 · answered by Pixie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋